Brick machine



swgm Aug. 31 1926.

M. FARKAS BRICK MACHINE Filed Nov. @1525 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 .vjnud rIPll.

j ma ia JWMW if? 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 M. FARKAS BRICK MACHINE Filed. Nov. 6, 1&925

Patented Aug. 31, 1926.

U I T E?!) I a S TA raiser TENT 0 F Fl C E @MIKE IE'ARKAS, QF.ROSETO1\T, NEW YORKL BRICK .MACHINE.

A plicati n filedlNov ember s, 1925. seriar-uaeveeo.

latter'are in their lowermost position and 7 below the gravity conveyors thusdoing away with the services o'f the workman that lhandles the empty pallets and locates them upon the dumpers.

This invention has nothing whatever to do with the power operated means for elevating and lowering the dumpers, or with thedrying means :or withthe opera'tiono'f the endless sprocket chain upon which the pallets areplaced for delivery-to the dumpers, and therefore no illustrations in these respects will be furnished, particularly since these parts and constructions not illustrated are quite ordinary andare not at all necessary for an understanding of the 'present invention.

The gravity conveyors are providedwith friction rollers and are inclined as usual, but the forward sections 'of these conveyors comprise pivoted members capable of being elevated and lowered, and when an empty pallet has been delivered and properly located upon the dumpers that are in their} lowermost position belowthese pivotedmemhers, the dumpers are swung upwardly and will strike against these members and elevate them until said dumpers have passed beyond the endsof said members whereupon the latter willdrop to their normal position.

'l i hen the dumpers are in their elevated position wlth apallet thereon a gang mold containing bricks is delivered upon the ,pal-

let, and thedumpers are then swung downwardly, passing between the conveyors and thereby causing the pallet loaded with the bricks to be deposited vupon'the friction-rollers of the pivoted members, and the pallet thus loaded will moverearwardly by gravity and in themeantime another palletwill have been delivered and properly positioned upon the dumpers, and the operation above'described repeated.

The molds may be removed by a workman stationed .near .the machine for -that purpose, but *the services of the workman who ordinarily handles the pallets is dis pensed with,as above noted, or these molds may, as is usual, be removed automatically.

The-accompanying drawings are to be read in connection with the'description which will "be hereinafter furnished, and in these drawings similar numerals of'refcrence will be used to designate likeparts.

Referring to these drawings Figure 1 is a broken side elevation illustrating this'invention, the parts being shown 1 as they appear immediately after a pallet loaded with bricks has been deposited by the downward swing of the dumpers upon the front "sections of the -conveyors- Eigure 2 is a similar view illustrating the positionof parts after an empty pallet has been delivered upon the dumperswith the latter in their lowermost p'os ition Figure 3 is a similar view sh'owmg the dumpers 1n the act of'beingraised and dis- "placing the pivoted sections ofthe con- Figure lis likewise a similar view showing-the position of partsafter the dumpers have been fully elevated and the pivoted sections dropped back to normal position, and p "Figure 5 is a plan view.

1 representsthedumpers that are rigid on shaftQthe-Iatter journaled at its extremities within suitable standards Bthat are secured 'to any ordinary base 4.

"5am the main conveyor rails that are spaced apart as usual and "are supported in any suitable manner one set of these sup ports being shown herein andconsisting of uprights 6 that rise fromthe' bas'e and are secured thereto, a' cross "rod 7 extendmg through the ends ofthe rails and having its extremities securedwithin the uprights, these rails being inclined as usual 7 To. these frails are ournaled friction ;roll.

ers 8 that extend above the upper surfaces of the rails and act as supports for the pallets inthe manner hereinafter described. '9 are the forward sections of the rails which arekpivoted aroundtherod v7 and have frictions rollers :10 j ournaled thereto and eX- .tending abovethe'plane of these sections, as

in *the'instance of the rollers;8 and the rear ends of these sections beyondttheir ,pivotal pointa-re formed into "suitable shoulders 11 which abjutagai'ns't a cross pin 12 carried by the rails *5 when these pivoted sections are lowered as l igure L lVhen these pivoted sections are lowered they will form a continuation of the main and will also be inclined from' the, front downwardly toward the rear so that 10. will be inthec rails 0 both sets of rollers 8 and same inclined plane. 7

The dumpers are vconstructed as usl ial with a platform 18 terminating at its inner end in a shoulder 14: whichlatter is, tor;-,the

urpose of retainin the allets inosition so that theywill'notslip oil the '.'dumpers,

the pallets being designated A.

15 is an endless carrier nadein the of a sprocket chain which-is carried by sprockets 16. The forward pairv of sprockets are journaled upon a shatt 17 supported within the uprights 6,,while the rear pair ofsprockets is similarly supported although chains 15 have similarly, located andalined shoulders 18, anda workman at the rear of the machine places the empty pallets uponthe carriersin abutment against the shoul-- ders, and these carriers will convey an empty palletto thedumpers with thelatt'er in their lowermost position asshown at; Figure 1, and the cont nued travelofthecarrierswlll thrust the pallet upon the dumpers and against the shoulder lf ltheparts being then in the position shown at Figure 2.

The :dumpers carrying the pallet are then swung upwardly striklng agalnst the under side of the pivoted sections9 and elevating them as shown at Figure 3, and when the dumpers have been elevated to their proper positions, the sections will drop back to parts will-be. as is normal position: and the illustrated at Figure 4.

A mold of bricks is then delivered upon thepallet, and the dumpers.lowered untili they have assumed the position ,shown at H Figure 1 and since the dumperspass between the pivoted sections of the conveyors this will deposit. the pallet loaded with bricks upon the rollers 10 and such pallet will immediately begintoislide rearwardly so that by the time a succeeding pallet hasbeen de livered upon the dumperslthe lowered pallet will be in aboutj the position 'shown ,Figure 2 so that the pivoted;section s, may

be swung ,upw arfdly by the elevation of the dumpers as hereinbefore described;

Any desired number of uprights ,6 i rise from the base to act as supports for 'the rails, but these uprights must be outsiderthe ter are i'nf tl'ieirlowei'most positions thus doi. pivoted spaced ,dumpers capable of being that swing downwardly between the convey oi-s to deposit a pallet loaded with brickon saidcon'veyors, and means for automatically rolls. and with their front sections pivot-ed so carriers 15 so as pallets. is

It will thus be seen that theipallets are automatically carried and delivered in proper position .upon the dumpers when the lating away with the services of the workman who is at present a necessity torthe purpose ofzhandling, empty pallets and placing them upon the dumpers. I

lVha't is: claimed.;is: vF '15 xInla brickmachine, the combination of l spaced gravity conveyors having frictionrolls and-:with their front sections pivoted so as to be capable of being raised andlowered,

swungdownwardly and upwardlyfand pass-r. mg betweensa d, conveyors, and'means for automaticallydelivering empty pallets upon said: dumpers.

2. In a brick machine, the combination of spaced gravity 5 conveyors for" the molded brick the'front sections of said conveyors consisting-of pivoted members capable of'beln-g raised, and. lowered, pivoted dumpers and continuously deliveringjelnpty pallets uponxsaid 'dumpers after theyhave-been 1 swung to 'tllQlI- lOWGSt position, "whereby said: dum 'oerscarrying ai -pallet, will elevate said members and pass beyond them to the fnormal position for-receiving a load of imolded brick. a s

3. In a brick machine, the hereindescribed means;-for automatically delivering empty pallets upon the dumpers, consisting otspacedgrav ty conveyors, pivoted spaced dumpers capableof being swung downward' not to interfere with the '65 ly and upwardly and passing between said conveyors, and means -;ior automatical-lydeliv ering empty pallets upon said dumpers when the'latter are in their lowermost'position below said conveyors, the forward portlons of sald conveyors capable of being so shiftedas to permit of the upwardswing of said dumpersc with a pallet thereon. I c 1., In a brick machine, the combination of spaced igravlty ,conveyors hav1ng friction as to be capable of being raised and lowered, pivoted spaced dumpers capable ofbeingswungdownwardly and upwardly and passing between said conveyors, and a,- continue "ously; traveling endless carrier for the empty pallets, said carrierhaving shouldersat intervalsagainstwhich said palletsare abutted and terminatingat its forward end adja cent' the. ends ofasai'd dampers when the '12s latter are in their lowermost position.

lni'testi-mony whereof 'Itaflix my signa ture hereto.

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